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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURLAY, AUGUST 11th, 1928.

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PERSONALITIES OF THE FIFTH PLENARY JAPAN'S POLICY IN

SESSION.

LEADERS DISCUSS CANTON CLIQUE?

MUKDEN'S ALLIANCE WITH THE NATIONALISTS.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S AMBIGUOUS

POSITION.

Judging from reports from the vernacular papers 'and Reuter, General Chang Hsueh Liang may well find himself in a dificult position. Japan, though not intending to oppore by force of arms any alliance betweeen Mukden and Nanking, nevertheless makes it clear that she will take any steps which may be necessary to r protect the lives and property of her nationals in Manchuria.

Chang Hsueh Liang has notified Japan that Manchuria will be handed over to Nationalist control, but that the "Manchurian authorities will retain fall rights in the government of Manchurian.. territories. At the same time it is reported that thirteen military officers, alleged to be "Kuomintang men," have been executed by General Chang's orders, and that Japan is supporting the Feng- tienese in any developmente which may arise from this action. It is also reported that the agreement between Makden and Nan- king is almost completed.

Two leaders of the right wing of the Kuomintang have been in conference with Chiang Kai Shek and Taai Yuan Pei, the late Chancellor of Peking University. They are supposed to have dia- ' cussed the activities of members of the Canton clique, but no names mor views were disclosed, for fear that this might cause a rupture at the Fifth Plenary Session. Later these leaders left for Shanghai with a large number of important documents, leaving a note for Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. MANCHURIAN DILEMMA?

Fah Te Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10th. According to a foreign report, General Wan Fu. Lun, under orders from General Chang Heueh Liang, has executed thirteen military officers who are alleged to be "Kuomintang men." However fol- lowing the incident two divisions of Heilungkiang troops declared their independence and are flying the Kuomintang flög.

ALMOST CONSUMMATED.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.}

PEXING, Aug. 10th. It is stated in very reliable circles bere that the rapproche- ment between Mukden and Nac king is almost consummated

MEMBERS OF SESSION, DISCUSSED.

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SBANGHAI, Aug. 10th.

MANCHURIA.

NATIONALIST MUKDEN

COMPROMISE.

PREMIER'S ATTITUDE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY').

SINGAPORE DOCK

TENDERS.

THREE LONDON FIRMS.

NO POSTPONEMENT,

(THROUGH REUTXR'S AGENCY,]

CAPTAIN LOEWEN STEIN'S FORTUNE.

HEAVY RECENT LOSSES.

£6,000,000 IN FEW WEEKS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

AIR FORCE READY

IN IRAK.

POLICING THE FRONTIER.

CROMWELL OF THE DESERT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}=-

Lowbox, August 9th The officers and men of five

CROAT PEASANTS ENRAGED.

DEATH OF STEFAN - RADITCH,

FEARS OF CIVIL WAR

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

LONDON, August 9th.

Lospon, August 9th-

BERLIN, August 10th." TOKYO, Aug. 10th, The announcement is made by

It is understood that Captain'

Serious possibilities of civil war Considerable -importance appears | Modern Transport that the three to be attached to the Premier's lowest tenders for the building ofaire who lost his life lost mouth squadrons of aeroplanes and six arisen as a sequel to the untimely. Loewenstein, the Belgian millon-

Jugo-Slavia appear to have explanation of the Government's the Singapore Dockyard have been through falling from an aeroplane sections of armoured cars, under Air death of M. Stefan Raditch, the China policy. The statement was

whilst crossing the Channel, leaves Vice-Marshal Sir Edward Elling-idolised leader of the Croatian made yesterday at a gathering of Government officials and members

a fortune of approximately ton, comprising the Air Force in Peasant Party, who passed away at of the Seiyukai, and indicates an

£5,000,000, on which Belgian death Irak, are doubtless keenly awaiting Zagreb yesterday, seven weeks after inclination to, adopt, a more con-

duties are payable.";

the sequel to the breakdown of the he had been shot down in the ciliatory attitude on the question of the Nationalist Mukden com- promise.

submitted by

Sir John Jackson, Limited, Lan- don.

Messrs. Topham and Railton (1938), Limited, London.

Sir. Lindsay Parkinson and Com- pany, Limited, London..

Reiterating Japan's desire for The journal adds that is under- Chinese friendship, and her with stands the award of the contract has not to interfere in China's domea been postponed pending the signing tie affair, the Premier declared of the Kellogg Treaty for the out- that Japan welcomes any step aim. ed at the unification of China, and lawry of war, and the subsequent therefore will welcome the pro-meetings of the Assembly of the" poeed compromise provided her League of Nations Council, and rights and interests in Manchuria also the meetings of the Prepara- are not endangered.

tory Disarmament and Security' Committees of the League of Nations.

ม

LATER.

Public Statement, Regarding these remarks it is learned that the Premier is con- sidering the issue of a public state- The Admiralty announces that ment shortly for the purpose of there is no foundation for the re- clearing up any possible misunder-port that the contract for the Singa standing regarding his actions.

pore Base has been postponed.

The statement is expected to declare the same standpoint as was

This amount is over £6,000,000 Viddah Conference between the

less than the fortune which he held British Government and Tom Saud, a few weeks before his death,

NORWEGIAN SHIP

- MYSTERY.

SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE, -

MACHINERY FOR CHINA.

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LONDON, August 9th An astonishing story of a "my- stery ship" comes to hand from Reuters representative at Walvis Bay, South-West Africa, who states

given at yesterday's gathering and EXPERIMENT IN NEW that speculation is rife concerning

Kalao to review the historical rela

tions of Japan and Manchuria, and emphasise Japan's intention of maintaining an open door policy.

Though it is uncertain when the statement will be issued, it is understood that a suitable opportu- nity may be sought so that it may come at the psychological moment when it 18 most effective.

Further Fighting?

-Though it is asserted that Japan" will not attempt to use force to prevent a compromise, which is now regarded as almost inevitable, the Government appears to fear that the compromise might result in

Viewing the growing. Beriaus situation the Japanese authorities Chang Ching Kiang and Li Shih are urging the Fengtienese authori-Tseng, leaders of the Kuomintang ties to raise a punitive expedition Right Wing, had an important against them, under the pretext interview with Chiang Kai Shek fighting between Feng Yu. Heiang

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ZEALAND.

WOOD OIL TREES PLANTED.

EXPERT FROM CHINA..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Aug stb. It is understood that British capitalists are interested in the experimental planting, on 8,000 acres of land in Auckland Pro- vince, of wood-oil trees.

The experiment is being carried

that the matinied troops are in and Teai Yuan Pej on Wednesday and Chiang Kai Shek. For this out by an expert who was previous

a vessel which arrived off the British Settlement in the evening' of August 8th, and vanished at dawn on August 8th.

She is believed to have departed. for "Batavia.

The steamer concerned is named the Baune, and flies the Norwegian fag, She anchored outside the three mile limit and signalled for 70 tons of fresh water which was taken on board yesterday,

The steamer had no manifest the captain declared he was " carry- ing machinery in cases from Poland to China" and expected the neces

King of the Hedjaz, for the settle ment of outstanding questions be tween the two Governments.

One of the Air Force's jebe is to police the frontiers, and the Wahabi raids on the Irak frontier, earlier in the year, was one of the subjects discussed at Jiddah.

Ibn Saud, who has been called "The Cromwell of the Desert," until recently received a subsidy of £60,000 annually from Britain, who have paid him over £500,000 between 1917 and 1923. .

We

A message from Bagdad states that in concluding a speech in the Chamber, regarding the breakdown at Jiddah, the Premier said: have exerted ourselves to the utmost to avoid the shedding of Arab blood and much regret that Ibn Saud

cative of our goodwill" should not have been more appre-

CAIRO, Later.

Skupstins.

The situation is attracting the earnest attention of all Gerinad

political leaders, 'who realise that' the chasm between the Serbians, and the Croats has been deepened by the tragic consequence of the terrible crime in the Jugo-Slav Parliament.

Tax Boycott."

The Croats are now agitating violently against the Belgrade re- gime. They accuse the Belgrade Government of harbouring in its ranks those responsible for the crime without pauishing them.

Consequently the present Croatian leaders have declared in favour of boycotting the Belgrade Govern- ment, whose decisions, the Croats thould consider null and void.

"If necessary, the Party had in- structed the peasants to resort to passive resistance, particularly in regard to the payment of taxes.

A Hedjaz agency communiqué ascribes the breakdown of the Jiddah conference to the failure to

Critical, Position. agree on the question of the re- The present situation "is "most moval of Iraquian frontier posts, critical, and it is feared in well- which Ibu Saud considered a con- informed circles that it can only be

travention of the treaty..

It states that the. Nejdian Gov-smoothed out if the successor of M. basement will continue to set in a Stefan Raditch as party leader can

friendly way towards neighbours.

restrain the indignation of the Croats, and secondly, whether Father Korcsetz, the Premier of the Belgrade Government is able to con- trol his colleagues, who are already clamouring against the "rebellions" Croats.

complicity with the "Red" Rus-evening. They discussed the actressda officials reiterate, that Japan ly engaged in the Chinese wood-oil sary documents to reach him at-

* siace.

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It is reported that General Chang Heuch Liang has notified

will not hesitate to despatch troops

ties of certain members of the to protect Japanese lives and pro-industry, who left China for Eng-Port Arthur. Fifth Plenary Session.

The names and remarks were not

the Japanese Government that the disclosed because they had no with Nationalist regime will be estab-to break up the Fifth Plenary lished in Manchuria upon the con..

Session, but it is believed that the dition that Manchurian authorities Canton clique we under discus-

sion.

maintain their full rights in govern- ing Manchurian · territories The Chang' Ching Kiang and Li Shih Japanese Government is consider-Taeng left Nanking secretly yester ing the right attitude to be adopt-day morning and brought to Shang- bai three motor-car loads of im- portant documente, leaving a letter addressed to Chiang Kai Shek, which was delivered after their arrival at Shanghai.

ed in such a situation.

OPPOSITION TO JAPAN.

(ah Ter" Fat Poo.)

The Fifth Plenary Session has been postponed until Saturday.

· PORTUGUESE TREATY.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10th. The Nationalist Government, has determined to lodge a strong pro- test with Japan against the latter's insistence that the Sino-Japanese

(Wah Tu Yat Pao:). treaty be still in Torce, and will emphatically repeat the previous

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10th. declaration that the Nationalist The Nanking Foreign Ministry- Government must enforce the seven has notified the Portuguese Minis- regulations governing the interim ter that negotiations concerning period.

treaty revision will take place on September 3rd in Nanking,

CHINA'S REPLY.

(Taun Wan Fat Pac.)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10th. The contents of the note which the Nationalist Government has drafted in reply to Japan's Note claiming the validity of the Sino- Japanese Treaty are outlined as

follows:

(1) There, is so reason to con- tinue the term of the Sino-Japanese Treaty which has expired and ac cordingly is invalid, and therefore & new treaty must be negotiated immediately.

perty in the event of disturbances land spreading to Manchuria,

At the same time there appear the incre popeful prospecta that situation may be settled peacefully.

during the revolutionary troubles. The capitalists whom he interested in the project invited him to tour the Empire with a view to establishing the industry, and the FULL INDEPENDENCE FOR reault is that he has selected

CHINA.

SOCIALIST CONGRESS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BRCSBELS, August 9th. The China position was discussed at to-day's session of the Inter- national Socialist Congress, when Mr. Olivier made a report on behalf, of the Colonial Committee.

Mr. Olivier said that the working classes and the Socialist Inter- nationale were asking that full independence and international equality should be granted to China without loss of time.

The Committee were also of opinion that the unequal treaties, which were oppressing the Chinese,

should be abolished..

A SUCCESSFUL END.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Sir

SHANGHAI, August 9th. Sidney Barton, British Consul-General in Shanghai, to- gether with Mr. W. M. Hewlett, British Consul for Nanking left The Nationalist Government will here for Nanking yesterday morn- appoint Mr. Tang Yu Liang as. Hau Mow, the Chinese Foreign ing. They were accompanied by Plenipotentiary Representative to Office representative who took part negotiate with the Portuguese re in the negotiations in Shanghai, presentative for treaty revision." and the Foreign Office Councillor,

Mr. Chu Chang Nien.

́CUBA'S' RECOGNITION.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Aug. 10th.

It is officially announced that Nationalist Government. Cuba. has formally recognized the

FRANCE AND - ITALY.

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NANKING, Aug. 10th.

"

The party arrived at Nanking at four o'clock in the afternoon, where the final touches were put to the Nanking Incident Agreement, which

Auckland.

"LEVIATHAN" MAIL

ROBBERY.

ACCUSED MAN RELEASED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE.]).

NEW YORK, August 10th. Archibald Chapman, the assistant linen keeper of the Leviathan, who was barged with the theft of mail from that ship, has been released owing to lack of evidence. He is | being deported to England.

AMERICAN COTTON MARKET

VIOLENT REACTION.

NO SUPPORT FROM 'LIVER«. POOL.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, August 8th. Fine weather conditions since the

The British authorities instructed the Captain to report for clearance papers to-day, but when the foggy. dawn had cleared, the Baune had disappeared.”

A cablegram from the captain of the steamer to the reputed owners of the Baune in Norway has been returned to the Post Office marked "Gadeliverable."

GAMBIA AND BRITISH GUIANA.

NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED.

(THROUGH LEUTÈR'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 9th." Two further changes of Governor- ships are notified by the Colonial Office:

SIGNING THE PEACE PACT. pointed Governor of Southern

FRANCE'S INVITATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }

PARIS, August 8th.

D.8.0., late Governor of the Gold Sir Gordon Guggisberg, K.C.M.G..

Const, becomes Governor of British Guiana, in succession to Sir. Cecil Hunter Rodwell, who has been ap-

Rhodesia whilst Sir Edward Brandis Denham, K.B.E., Colonial Secretary in Kenya, masumes the Governorship of Gambia, in succes- sion to Sir John Middleton, who was in Jane appointed Governor of

Newfoundland.

It is announced to-day that the ARRIVAL AT BULAWAYO. French Government has now des.

patched official invitations to the Powers concerned to send repre sentatives to Paris to sign the Kellogg multilateral Treaty for the outlawing of war.

In this connection, it is semi- officially stated that as Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, the American Foreign Secretary, has agreed to go to Paris to sign on behalf of the United States, invitations have been sent to the Powers who were approached" at the time of the drafting of the Past, mcaning, evidently, Great Britain, the British Dominions and India,

BRITISH AIRMAN'S

PROGRESS.

[THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, August 9th Captain Murdoch, who left Lympne on July 30th in an attempt to fly to Capetown and buck in 18 daya, is making excellent progress He arrived at Bulawayo to-day.

AMUR FLOODS RECEDE

IMMENSE HAVOC [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, August 9th. The flood waters of the river Japan, Germany, Italy and other Amur are reported to be falling was signed at 7.50. p.an. by Mr. C. let instant, coupled with a strong parties to the Locarno Treaties. T. Wang, the Nationalist Foreignbelief that the Government has

rapidly. The invitations, therefore, do not. Minister, for the Nationalist Gov-

constitute a new diplomatic fact, damage caused hitherto amounts to

As far as can be ascertained, the ernment, and by Sir Sidney Barton exaggerated the 'weevil damage, but rather an endorsement of the at least 17,000,000 roubles for Sir Miles Lampson, the British have led to a violent roaction on existing situation. Minister.

the Cotton Market.

After the signature, Sir Sidney Barton and Mr. Hewlett returned by the night train to Shanghai. ...... The terms of the Note are not at present available, but it is under- stood that they follow approximate

Prices declined as much as 88 per bale, as a consequence, Lack of support from Liverpool was also

bearish factor.

Traders point out that it is now

The acceptance of the invitations

is taken for granted,

Britain's Notes

The French Consul-General at

GENEVA, August 9th. (2) No concession can he made Shanghal-bas received officind in

entirely a weather market, and if ject of the Kellogg Pact bas The first document on the sub- by the Nationalist Government instructions to announce France's regard to the enforcement of the willingness to reviss her treaties the lines of the American settle the present favourable weather eon- been received by the League Secre

seven regulations governing the and also to negotiate a settlement

of the Nanking incident.d interim period.

ment.

A Nanking wireless message continues, the crop is liable to prove tariat in the shape of a letter from. greater than the the British Government, enclosing arming the signing of the Agree-considerably This Note will be handed to the Italy e agreeable negotiatement ads that "autaneously gure gizen in yesterday Govern the Britisk Notes o Americs of May 19th, 1928, and July 18th, 1928, Japanese Consul-General in Shang-treaty-revision, but expressee the Agreement was signed whereby ment estimate hai for tranemission to Mr. Yozi-opinion that the tariff question Britain, has pledged herself to cater The market closed steady, the asking that they be communicated shawa, the Japanese Minister in should be discussed at the same negotiations with China on the prices for futures being between 18 to all Members of the League of

and 10 cents per lb.

Nations: Peking

subject of Treaty revision.

time.

TO ACT FOR PREMIER.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR.

[TAROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Belgrade Government made an offer to give-M. Stefan Raditch a State funeral. The offer was re- fused by the Croatian Peasant Party, who will themselves" bury their late leader at Zagreb.

LONDON LURE:

STUDENTS OF 31 NATIONS.

LONDON, July 18th. This passage, written by William Fitzstephen about 1170, is proudly prefixed to the University of Lon don's prospectus of its holiday course for foreigners which begins on Friday:

Among the noble cities of the world that Fame celebrates, the City of London, of the Kingdom of the English, in the one seat. that pours out its fame more. widely, sends to farther lands its wealth and trade, lifts its head higher than the rest: Mike

It is happy in the healthiness of its air, in the Christian re ligion, in the strength of its de fences, the nature of its site, the honour of ita citizens, the modesty of iu matrons; pleasant, in sports; fruitful of noblemen. ...The clemency of the skies there softens minds, that they be not Berce and brutish, but rather benign and liberal.

The pride is abundantly justified, for the prospectus shows that students of no fewer than 3r nations are coming to London to improve their knowledge of our

Slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Es- language and life. The nations include Austria, Belgium, Czecho tonia, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxem- bourg, Norway Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States

Among the lecture subjects of the course are: Some Contemporary LONDON, August 9th,

British Dramatiste, The Sounds Lord Hailsham, formerly Sir of Modern English," "The History Douglas Hgsthe Lord Chaofondo The Thames cellor, has been appointed to act English Architecture. After for the Premier during Mr. and evening lectures there will be danc Mrs, Stanley Baldwin's holiday on ing from 9.30 to 11 p.m. The the Continent.

course concludes on. August 16th